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The Lucky Mill
The Lucky Mill (Moara cu noroc) is an 1881 realist novella by the Romanian writer Ioan Slavici, regarded as a masterpiece of the Romanian classical novella.
The Lucky One (film)
The Lucky One (2012) is a Scott Hicks romantic drama, the seventh Nicholas Sparks adaptation, starring Zac Efron as Marine Logan Thibault, who credits a found photograph with his survival; released April 20, 2012 by Warner Bros., grossing $60.4M US with 20% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show, CBS sitcom 1962–1968, Lucille Ball as widow Lucy Carmichael, her follow-up to I Love Lucy; Vivian Vance co-star until 1965, Gale Gordon as Mr. Mooney, 156 half-hour episodes, Danfield New York then Los Angeles bank setting.
The Luminaries
The Luminaries is Eleanor Catton's 2013 Man Booker Prize-winning novel, set in 1866 Hokitika during New Zealand's West Coast gold rush, structured around the zodiac, and adapted into a 2020 BBC series.
The Luminaries (miniseries)
The Luminaries (2020 miniseries), a six-part BBC-TVNZ adaptation of Eleanor Catton's Man Booker Prize-winning 832-page novel, set in 1860s New Zealand's gold rush, starring Eve Hewson, Eva Green, and Himesh Patel, directed by Claire McCarthy.
The Lumineers
The Lumineers are an American folk rock duo from Ramsey, New Jersey, formed by Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites after his brother Josh's 2001 death. Known for the 2012 hit Ho Hey (Billboard Hot 100 number 3), five albums including Cleopatra and Automatic, Denver base.
The Lunar Chronicles
The Lunar Chronicles is Marissa Meyer's completed YA space-opera series (Cinder 2012 through Winter 2015, plus Fairest, Stars Above, and Wires and Nerve) retelling Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Snow White in a post-World War IV future with cyborg mechanic Cinder and Queen Levana of Luna.
The Lunatics
The Lunatics (癲佬正傳, The Story of Maniacs) is Derek Yee's 1986 Hong Kong drama debut for D & B Films about a social worker and mentally ill street people; Paul Chun won Best Supporting Actor at the Hong Kong Film and Golden Horse Awards.
The Lunchbox (द लंचबॉक्स)
The Lunchbox (द लंचबॉक्स) is Ritesh Batra's 2013 India-France-Germany romance-drama in which a misdelivered Mumbai dabbawala lunchbox links housewife Ila (Nimrat Kaur) and retiring widower Saajan (Irrfan Khan) through exchanged notes; Cannes Grand Rail d'Or winner.
The Luniz
The Luniz were a rap duo from Oakland, California, made up of Yukmouth and Numskull, who broke out in 1995 with the platinum single "I Got 5 on It."
The Lure (2015 film)
The Lure (Córki dancingu), 2015 Polish musical-horror debut by Agnieszka Smoczyńska; mermaid sisters Silver and Golden in 1980s Warsaw nightclubs; Sundance Special Jury Award, Fantasporto Best Film, Criterion Spine #896.
The Lusty Men
The Lusty Men is a 1952 RKO rodeo drama directed by Nicholas Ray, starring Robert Mitchum, Susan Hayward, and Arthur Kennedy, adapted from Claude Stanush's 1946 Life article about champion Bob Crosby.
The Lychee Road (长安的荔枝)
The Lychee Road (长安的荔枝) is a 2025 Chinese film by Da Peng, adapted from Ma Boyong's novella, about Tang clerk Li Shande racing to deliver fresh lychees from Lingnan to Chang'an; a separate Tencent TV series starring Lei Jiayin aired from June 2025.
The Lying Detective
"The Lying Detective" is the second episode of Sherlock series 4 (BBC One, 8 January 2017), written by Steven Moffat and directed by Nick Hurran, featuring Toby Jones as serial-killer Culverton Smith and the Eurus Holmes twist; 81% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Lying Game
The Lying Game refers to Ruth Ware's 2017 adult thriller about four schoolfriends and bones on a beach, and Sara Shepard's 2010 YA twin-swap series adapted as the ABC Family drama (2011–2013).
The Lying Life of Adults
The Lying Life of Adults (La vita bugiarda degli adulti) is Elena Ferrante's 2019 coming-of-age novel and a six-episode 2023 Netflix series directed by Edoardo De Angelis, set in 1990s Naples, starring Giordana Marengo and Valeria Golino.
The Maccabees (band)
The Maccabees were an English indie rock band formed in London in 2004, led by Orlando Weeks with the White brothers. Four albums, a UK No. 1 in 2015, split in 2016, reunited in 2024.
The Machine (2013 film)
The Machine (2013) is a British sci-fi thriller by Caradog W. James, starring Caity Lotz and Toby Stephens, about a conscious android soldier; premiered at Tribeca 2013, won three BAFTA Cymru awards.
The Machine (2023 film)
The Machine is a 2023 American action comedy directed by Peter Atencio, starring Bert Kreischer as himself and Mark Hamill as his father, based on Kreischer's stand-up routine.
The Machine Girl (片腕マシンガール)
The Machine Girl (片腕マシンガール, Kataude Mashin Gāru) is a 2008 Japanese splatter action-comedy by Noboru Iguchi about schoolgirl Ami Hyuga, whose machine-gun arm prosthetic drives a yakuza revenge rampage; a J-splatter boom landmark with Tokyo Gore Police.
The Machine Stops
The Machine Stops is E. M. Forster's 1909 dystopian science fiction short story, first published in the Oxford and Cambridge Review, about Vashti and Kuno in an underground society dependent on the Machine, which anticipates the internet and video calls.
The Machinist
The Machinist (2004) is a psychological thriller directed by Brad Anderson, written by Scott Kosar, starring Christian Bale as insomniac machinist Trevor Reznik; Bale lost 63 pounds for the role, filmed in Barcelona, grossed $8.2M.
The Mad Monster
The Mad Monster is a 1942 PRC Poverty Row werewolf horror film directed by Sam Newfield, starring George Zucco, Johnny Downs, Anne Nagel, and Glenn Strange; banned in Britain until 1952 and later mocked on MST3K.
The Mad Phoenix
The Mad Phoenix (南海十三郎) is a two-act Cantonese play by Raymond To about the opera playwright Jiang Yuliu, first staged by the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre in 1993.
The Mad Toy
The Mad Toy (El juguete rabioso) is the 1926 first novel of Argentine writer Roberto Arlt, following the adolescent Silvio Astier through theft and disillusion in Buenos Aires.
The Madame Blanc Mysteries
The Madame Blanc Mysteries is a British cosy crime drama created by Sally Lindsay and Sue Vincent, starring Lindsay as antiques dealer Jean White in fictional Sainte Victoire, France, filmed on Gozo and Malta, airing on Channel 5 and Acorn TV since 2021.
The Madcap Laughs
The Madcap Laughs is Syd Barrett's debut solo album, released January 3, 1970 on Harvest after his Pink Floyd exit. Recorded 1968-1969 at Abbey Road with producers Peter Jenner, Malcolm Jones, David Gilmour, and Roger Waters.
The Madden Brothers
The Madden Brothers are the pop/rock side project of Good Charlotte twins Joel and Benji Madden, formed 2011; their Capitol album Greetings From California (2014) and single We Are Done, a Number 1 hit in Australia, marked a Seventies-pop detour from pop-punk.
The Madison (TV series)
The Madison is a 2026 Paramount+ drama created by Taylor Sheridan, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell as the Clyburns, New Yorkers who move to Montana's Madison River Valley; six episodes, renewed through season 3.
The Madman
The Madman (المجنون) is a 1918 collection of parables and prose poems by Kahlil Gibran, published by Alfred A. Knopf in New York and his first book in English.